Poker-table dispute ends in fatal stabbing in A.C.
An argument at a poker table at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Hotel in Atlantic City led to a fatal stabbing in the casino's valet-parking area yesterday afternoon.
> The fight broke out at 2:46 p.m., and the unidentified victim was declared dead at 4:04 p.m. at the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, said Madelaine Vitale, a spokeswoman for the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
> Vitale said Vicente Perez, 57, of Georgia, would be charged with aggravated manslaughter and weapons offenses. She said the victim's next of kin had not yet been notified. An autopsy was scheduled for today. |